The information below has been extracted from "What
the World Thinks in 2002," a publication of the The Pew Global
Attitudes Project. The report may be downloaded by clicking here.
The precise questions and the full data compilation is available here.
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This survey was conducted by the
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in collaboration
with a number of survey organizations around the world. 38,000 people in
44 nations were surveyed. Surveys of 11,820 people were conducted 9 Asian
nations. In presenting their findings, the Pew team groups Pakistan with
Middle East/Conflict Area nations rather than with other Asian nations.
The surveys were conducted between July and October, 2002. In all but one
of the Asian nations, the survey was conducted face to face with adults
over age 18. In Japan the survey was conducted by telephone. The last section
of the report offers details about the research process.

General View

Are you satisfied with how things are going in your country?

Dissatisfied

Satisfied

Bangladesh

78

20

China

33

48

India

83

9

Indonesia

92

7

Japan

86

12

Pakistan

39

49

Philippines

75

20

South Korea

81

14

Vietnam

25

69

Economic Situation

How do you see your nation's economic situation?

Bad

Good

Bangladesh

61

34

China

47

52

India

57

29

Indonesia

85

15

Japan

93

7

Pakistan

37

49

Philippines

59

39

South Korea

79

20

Vietnam

9

92

"Very Big" Problems

How do Asians view national problems -- percent citing these
as "very big" problems in their countries. Note that in
China and Vietnam it was not possible to include some questions in
the survey. The only other country where this was an issue was Egypt.

Crime

AIDS &
Disease

Corrupt
Political
Leaders

Ter-
rorism

Ethnic
Conflict

Poor
Drinking
Water

Moral
Decline

Poor
Quality
Schools

Immig-
ration

Emig-
ration

Bangladesh

96

58

92

92

54

59

86

42

29

16

China

40

43

N/A

N/A

N/A

32

N/A

37

9

4

India

86

72

80

90

71

59

44

46

32

39

Indonesia

74

55

84

46

69

32

68

45

11

15

Japan

85

54

85

68

20

47

66

40

21

12

Pakistan

84

62

58

78

59

55

55

61

26

34

Philippines

83

71

74

78

61

38

48

37

22

25

South Korea

35

30

75

15

28

38

38

28

10

11

Vietnam

66

69

N/A

20

N/A

26

N/A

13

15

14

Crime: Among those nations surveyed, Bangladesh, India, Japan, Pakistan,
and the Philippines were among the 11 where people felt the greatest
concern. China and South Korea were among 4 countries where people
felt the least concern.
Political Corruption: Bangladesh ranked first; Japan fifth, and Indonesia
seventh.
Terrorism: Bangladesh, India, Philippines, and Pakistan were the top
4 countries where the most people ranked this a "very big"
problem. Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam were among the 4 countries
where the smallest percentage ranked this a "very big" problem.
Drinking Water: A majority of those surveyed in Bangladesh, India,
and Pakistan indicated that poor quality drinking water was a "very
big" problem, joining a majority of the people of seven African
nations in expressing such a concern.

Institutions

Rating institutions -- percent saying the institution exerts
a "good influence" in their country. It was not possible
to ask about the military, national government, or religious leaders
in China and Vietnam.

Military

National
Government

News
Media

Religious
Leaders

Bangladesh

61

66

78

55

China

N/A

N/A

89

N/A

India

85

64

80

47

Indonesia

73

52

89

89

Japan

69

22

48

13

Pakistan

84

72

62

50

Philippines

66

74

88

76

South Korea

66

41

64

58

Vietnam

N/A

N/A

98

N/A

Military: India and Pakistan ranked fifth and sixth among all nations
in this category.
National Government: Japan ranked near the bottom in this category.
74% indicated that government had a "bad influence" on the
way things were going. In the Philippines this ratio was reversed.
74% felt the government had a "good influence" and just
23% felt the influence was a bad one.
Religious Leaders: Japan ranked at the bottom in this category. 74%
of Japanese surveyed said they felt that religious leaders had a "bad
influence" on their nation.